Richard Boyle (archbishop)
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Richard Boyle Archbishop of Tuam
, was the elder brother of Michael Boyle
the elder, bishop of Waterford
, and the second son of Michael Boyle, merchant, of London, and Jane, daughter and co-heir to William Peacock.
Richard Boyle was educated in England. In 1590 he entered Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
, graduating with a BA in 1695 which lead to an MA three years later, and was incorporated MA at Oxford on 16 July 1601. He held vicarage of Finedon
in Northamptonshire before embarking on a Church of Ireland
ecclesiastical career.
On 24 February 1603 he became warden of Youghal, dean of Waterford on 10 May 1603, and dean of Tuam in May 1604, archdeacon of Limerick on 8 May 1605, and bishop of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross on 22 August 1620, these three preferments being obtained through the interest of his cousin, Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork
. He was advanced to the see of Tuam on 30 May 1638. On the outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1641
, he retired with Dr. John Maxwell, bishop of Killala, and others, to Galway for protection, where, when the town rose in arms against the garrison, his life was preserved through the influence of the Ulick Burke, Earl of Clanricarde
. He died at Cork on 19 March 1645, and was buried in the Cathedral of St. Finbar. He is said to have repaired more churches and consecrated more new ones than any other bishop of his time. By his marriage to Martha, daughter of Richard (or John) Wright, of Catherine Hill, Surrey, he left two sons and nine daughters.
Archdiocese of Tuam (Church of Ireland)
The Archbishopric of Tuam existed from the mid twelfth century until 1839, with its seat at Tuam.St Jarlath is considered to have founded Tuam as the seat of a bishop in about 501, and he stands first in the list of bishops of Tuam...
, was the elder brother of Michael Boyle
Michael Boyle (the elder)
Michael Boyle DD , was Bishop of Waterford and Lismore.-Biography:Boyle was born in London about 1580, was son of Michael Boyle, and brother of Richard Boyle, Archbishop of Tuam. Michael Boyle entered Merchant Taylors' School, London, in 1587, and proceeded to St. John's College, Oxford, in 1593....
the elder, bishop of Waterford
Bishop of Waterford
The Bishop of Waterford was a medieval prelate, governing the Diocese of Waterford from its creation in the 11th century until it was absorbed into the new Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore in the 14th century...
, and the second son of Michael Boyle, merchant, of London, and Jane, daughter and co-heir to William Peacock.
Richard Boyle was educated in England. In 1590 he entered Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Corpus Christi College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is notable as the only college founded by Cambridge townspeople: it was established in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary...
, graduating with a BA in 1695 which lead to an MA three years later, and was incorporated MA at Oxford on 16 July 1601. He held vicarage of Finedon
Finedon
Finedon is a civil parish and village in the Borough Council of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, with a population at the 2001 census of 4,188 people. Along with Wellingborough, it is twinned with Wittlich, Germany, and Niort, France....
in Northamptonshire before embarking on a Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
ecclesiastical career.
On 24 February 1603 he became warden of Youghal, dean of Waterford on 10 May 1603, and dean of Tuam in May 1604, archdeacon of Limerick on 8 May 1605, and bishop of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross on 22 August 1620, these three preferments being obtained through the interest of his cousin, Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork , also known as the Great Earl of Cork, was Lord Treasurer of the Kingdom of Ireland....
. He was advanced to the see of Tuam on 30 May 1638. On the outbreak of the Irish Rebellion of 1641
Irish Rebellion of 1641
The Irish Rebellion of 1641 began as an attempted coup d'état by Irish Catholic gentry, who tried to seize control of the English administration in Ireland to force concessions for the Catholics living under English rule...
, he retired with Dr. John Maxwell, bishop of Killala, and others, to Galway for protection, where, when the town rose in arms against the garrison, his life was preserved through the influence of the Ulick Burke, Earl of Clanricarde
Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde
Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde , was an Irish nobleman and figure in English Civil War....
. He died at Cork on 19 March 1645, and was buried in the Cathedral of St. Finbar. He is said to have repaired more churches and consecrated more new ones than any other bishop of his time. By his marriage to Martha, daughter of Richard (or John) Wright, of Catherine Hill, Surrey, he left two sons and nine daughters.